Assists with cleaning products, toiletries
, personal hygiene items.

* Connect volunteers to volunteer opportunities.
* Provides information on community service opportunities.
* Administers the Volunteer and Community Involvement Holiday Guide which allows local non profits to post their holiday needs, click here to view current listings
* Provides information on youth volunteer opportunities. Click here for the Summer Youth Guide

Serves as a clearinghouse of information on volunteerism in Lancaster County. Provides the following services:
- Administers Get Connected, a web-based volunteer matching application for individuals, nonprofit agencies and corporations
- Administers Corporate Volunteer Network
- Recruits volunteers for non-profit agencies
- Publishes bi-weekly newspaper column advocating volunteerism
- Promotes volunteer recognition
- Publishes directories listing volunteer opportunities
- Provides volunteer management assistance for agencies
- Administers the Student Volunteer Program which recruits and refers students to summer opportunities
- Recruits volunteers for educational entities, e.g. Service Learning, Book Challenge, H.O.S.T.S., etc.
- Works to connect individuals to Community Service sentence volunteer opportunities
- Serves as link to national organizations addressing volunteerism
- Administers the Holiday Giving Guide which allows local non profits to post their holiday needs, click here to view current listings
- Shoveling Squad - Click here to volunteer
Click here if you know of someone who needs help with snow removal

Matches individuals and groups with volunteer opportunities in the Lehigh Valley. Member agencies may access assistance in recruitment, placement, recognition, and training.
Works to connect individuals to Community Service sentence volunteer opportunities.
Customized workshops and consulting services are available to facilitate the implementation of a volunteer program or to enhance an existing program. Fees vary based on the nature/duration of the project.
Donation Connection-Program that matches member agencies to obtain non-monetary items. See website to view needed items and contacts by agency on the Wish List.
Administers Holiday Hope Chests which allows anyone in the community to fill a shoe box with age/gender appropriate items that are then distributed to non-profit agencies in the Lehigh Valley (exclusively) serving children, click here for information
Encourage donations for dress down days in companies--proceeds go to Puerto Rican evacuees
Recruit and mobilizes volunteers

Provides a variety of free services and programs to meet the needs of their clients and the community.
Services include:
* Free pregnancy tests
* Free ultrasound exams
* Pregnancy options education
* Pregnancy, parenting, adoption and abortion education
* Pregnancy and fetal development information
* Support services, including pregnancy and parenting classes
* Parenting Education Program
* Adoption support and referrals
* Abortion pill reversal information and referral
* Adoption, abortion and pregnancy education
* Emergency material assistance including baby clothing, formula, baby wipes, car seats and diapers
* Post abortion support
* Sexual health and relationship education
* Referrals for housing and medical assistance
* STI testing is coming soon

Click here for a calendar of class dates and times

All services are free and confidential.

Helps individuals, families, organizations, and groups understand the issue of domestic violence and how they can be a part of the solution. Promotes safety, justice, and equality through community awareness events workshops, trainings, coalition work, and other programming.

Provides training to assist in filing taxes.

Provides emergency financial assistance, employment and job seeker support, and free food/grocery and personal care items to unemployed and underemployed residents of West Chester. Volunteer opportunities also available.

Collaborates to monitor the water quality in Adams County. Volunteers may conduct monthly chemical testing of samples from area streams. Habitat assessments of aquatic insects occur twice each year.

Provides a wide range of services to clients, with the interest of at keeping them in their own homes and community for as long as possible and/or practical. Services include adult day care, care management, senior centers, home delivered meals, assessment personal care, and volunteer opportunities.

Provides wide range of services designed to work with clients to thrive in the home environment best suited to their needs. Assessment of need is done through our office and we work with volunteers and subcontractors to deliver appropriate service. Some of the services are:

Home Delivered Meals A meal is provided to functionally disabled, home-bound or convalescent people age 60+.

• Personal Care Service Provides personal grooming help - bathing, dressing, feeding, toileting and transferring.
  
• Respite CareProgram designed to provide relief to the primary caregiver. Eligibility and hours will be determined in the assessment process.
  
• Chore Service Minor home repair may be possible when safety and necessary upkeep is required.
  
• Lifeline Alert Services Personal response system to help people live independently. 24 hour monitoring.
  
• Protective Services Reports of abuse can be made by calling 717-334-9296 or 800-548-3240 24 hours a day.

The Adult Literacy Program (ALP), operates out of the Kennett Library.

The program provides English as a Second Language (ESL)and adult literacy instruction in day classes, evening classes, and via technology. A unique component is the one-to-one volunteer tutoring. Tutors provide ESL help as well as preparation for testing for American citizenship and General Equivalency Diploma. Please call the ALP office to request a tutor's help, or to become a volunteer tutor.

Provides a supervised after-school program of recreational, social and academic skill-developing activities for Kennett Middle School students.

Currently, providing takeout only meals between 4:30 pm and 5:30 pm until further notice. The doors will open around 4:15 pm to begin handing out meals.

Matches eligible individuals with volunteers for friendly visits and/or phone calls once or twice a week to older adults in need. Senior Companions are volunteers, ages 55 and over.

Offers adults the various types of volunteer experience within the hospital. Two $500 scholarships are awarded to volunteers from local schools

Offers free pregnancy testing and free ultrasound scans. Offers options education, STD education, and birth control education.

Volunteering available to those willing to donate their time to perform various duties at the library as assigned by staff.

A volunteer led organization. Provide orientation and training. Opportunities in disaster relief, services to the Armed Forces, Public Affairs, Speakers Bureau, Receptionists, Blood Services, Fund Development and Information Fairs.

As of 03/20/2020 and until further notice, due to COVID-19, American Red Cross offices are closed. Open for Blood drives only (if site is an applicable location). All staff and volunteers are working from home.

Message from American Red Cross:
Disaster Services:
- Disaster Services Our response to emergencies in the community will continue. We are operating by practicing social distancing. All volunteers have been supplied with PPE (personal protective equipment). Casework is being conducted remotely by our team of volunteers. We are working on a plan to be able to respond to emergencies remotely.

Service to Armed Forces:
- Operating remotely for emergency messaging and casework.

VA Hospital volunteer activities suspended, per VA hospital guidance.

Blood Services: As blood drives are cancelled due to coronavirus concerns, the American Red Cross strongly urges healthy individuals to give blood to help patients in need. Through March 19, about 3,300 PA drives have been cancelled resulting in 9,300 fewer blood donations in PA
- We understand why people may be hesitant to come out for a blood drive, but want to reassure the public that we are taking additional precautions to ensure the safety of our donors and staff:
- We are checking the temperature of staff and donors before entering a drive to make sure they are healthy.
- We have hand sanitizer for use before entering the drive, as well as throughout the donation process.
- We are spacing beds, where possible, to follow social distancing practices between blood donors

Provides relief to victims of disaster, and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.

Assists in meeting the needs of children whether it is linens, a bed or bedding, diapers, diaper bags, bottles, strollers, blankets, car seats, backpacks with toiletries, recycled toys, or guidance to get other assistance or support groups.

Helps abandoned, abused and neglected animals. Educates the public to spay and neuter, to spread awareness on pet adoption and to inspire others to become animal advocates.

Promotes conservation of the natural resources of the Antietam Creek Watershed by involving the community in watershed protection through conservation projects, land use planning, and educational programs.

NOTE
Operating on a modified schedule Monday through Friday, 10:00am to 4:30pm. Continuing to provide to-go meals Mondays and Fridays for members 12:00pm to 12:30pm in the parking lot.

A social/recreational club for adults recovering from mental illness. Provides friendship, recreational options and gentle, unobtrusive professional guidance to adults with serious mental illness. Drop-in-Center. Lunch is provided
Activities offered include:
- Crafts
- Games, pool, table tennis
- Field trips
- Guest speakers
- Entertainment (television, movies, music)
An evening meal is provided for a minimal fee.

AAU offers youth leadership development social justice programming after-school and summer programs, support for adult voter registration and citizenship applications, Mid-Autumn Festival cultural heritage volunteer opportunities.

Offers used books for adults and children available for sale. All proceeds fund community services.

Also donates books free of charge to teachers, area school students, as well as libraries and active military service members overseas. Donations of used books and magazines are welcome.

Providing professional fire and rescue services for Spring, Adams, and West Beaver Townships, as well as McClure Boro in Snyder County.

Provide job readiness, skills/training, career development, adult basic education and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes.

Supplies clothes to needy families.

Also accepts volunteers for Sorting and Hanging and help with clothing distribution on Tuesday and Wednesday during certain times.

Provides one-to-one youth mentoring programs in which professionally screened and trained volunteers provide guidance, mentoring, and friendship to children. Programs help children become more confident, make healthy decisions, and achieve their fullest potential in life.

Provides one-to-one youth mentoring programs in which professionally screened and trained volunteers provide guidance, mentoring, and friendship to children. Programs help children become more confident, make healthy decisions, and achieve their fullest potential in life.

A group mentoring program for teens ages 13 and older who are already a part of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Designed to teach adult-life skills and help teens prepare for the decisions they will need to make after high school graduation. Meets once a month. It is run by teens.

A group mentoring program which provides immediate mentoring services to youth upon acceptance to the agency, while the Little awaits a One-To-One match.

Provides a one-on-one professionally supported mentor program to help youth reach their full potential.

Children 7 to 16 years-of-age are matched with caring friends (adults, college students or high school students) for one-to-one mentoring relationships. Provides volunteers with consultation and training on mentoring.

Bigs in Blue Program: law enforcement mentoring in the schools during lunch /recess.

Partners with local schools to support LGBTQ youth by recruiting safe, responsible, and compassionate LGBTQ Volunteers to be group mentors to high school Gender and Sexuality Alliances – a safe/brave space for queer and questioning youth. Volunteers attend regular after-school meetings for 12 months and work to help their mentees achieve their goals and realize their full potential.

Provides community-based mentoring program and one-to-one outings and activities in the community. Offers Special Mentoring Programs, including African American mentoring, Hispanic mentoring, Native American mentoring, and a mentoring program for children with parents in the military. Offers Amachi Program, a special mentoring program for children with a parent who is incarcerated.

Provides a mentoring experience to youth - volunteer Big Brothers, Big Sisters, provide friendship, guidance, support, encouragement in social, educational and cultural experiences.

Rehabilitates injured or orphaned injured and orphaned herons, egrets and bitterns, and releases them back into the wild. Operates with permits from the Pa Game Commission and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife. Accepts less common, delicate, and state-endangered species of birds.

9 week summer day camp. Campers will participate in themed activities each week including supervised reading, educational programs, swimming, games, sports, arts and crafts.

Volunteer opportunities for individuals interested in working as a library assistant.

Volunteer opportunities for individuals interested in working as a library assistant.

Volunteer opportunities for individuals interested in working as a library assistant.

Volunteer opportunities for individuals interested in working as a library assistant.

Volunteer opportunities for individuals interested in working as a library assistant.

Volunteer opportunities for individuals interested in working as a library assistant.

Actively seeking volunteers who will help raise money to support the organization.

Volunteer opportunities to work with the Advocacy Program.

Volunteer opportunities to work with the Meals on Wheels Program.

Volunteer opportunities to work with the Home Visits Program.

Operates a soup kitchen serving meals five days a week.

The Clothing Room is open 3 days a week.

Offers volunteer opportunities and accepts monetary donations and donations of non-perishable food items, clothing for men and women, and toiletries.

Provides food for many people each month.

Refuge for animals providing shelter and care until forever home can be found.

Offers scouting opportunities for boys, young men and women on five different levels:
* Tiger Cubs: A one-year, family-centered program for first grade boys and one or more adult family members. True to its motto: "Search, discover, share," this program stresses fun activities and strengthening family bonds while helping children build confidence and self-esteem.
* Cub Scouts: A family-centered program for boys in second through fifth grade. This program capitalizes on a boy's natural interests which fosters self-esteem and teaches cooperation and the meaning of healthy competition through sports, games, crafts, skill building, recognition, camping and fun.
* Scouts BSA: A troop and patrol-centered program for boys and girls in sixth grade through senior high school. This program builds self-esteem, resourcefulness, and leadership skills through a blend of outdoor experiences, educational and instructional skills, recognition, value building and fun.
* Varsity Scouts: For boys 14-17 years of age. A modification of traditional Boy Scouting, Varsity Scouting has five program fields of emphasis: advancement, high adventure, personal development, community service and special events. Organization is built around the team concept
* Exploring: A unique and flexible co-ed program for young men and women, 14 through 20 years of age. Its aim is to help youth make intelligent decisions about their future by giving them in-depth exposure to a variety of careers. Participate in exciting, adult-style, social, outdoor and community activities

Additional programs include:
* Summer day and resident camp experiences providing campcraft and handicraft skills, nature programs and fellowship.
* High Adventure Programs are made available to boys, ages 13 and older, to such places as the Florida Keys, Rocky Mountains, and New Mexico
* Participation in National and International Jamborees

Programs are held in local communities, as well as at the J. Edward Mack and Bashore Scout Reservations.

Community Service Program/Chester County SPCA was designed to promote the welfare and humane treatment of animals and to be an advocate on behalf of animals.

Nature center located in Montgomery County

Volunteer program recruits members of local churches to become involved in helping single women of the community with children who are at risk of homelessness. Volunteers to do the following:

• Give support, encouragement and build a relationship (with a potentially homeless family)
• Offer tangible, practical support, such as help looking for housing and childcare, help with transportation, household furnishings, meals, etc.
• Use your personal and professional networks to help a family find housing, medical providers, employment, job training or other resources to support a family’s long-term success.

Offers parenting programs, confirmation of pregnancy tests, option counseling, post-abortive counseling, peer counseling, abstinence education, and budgeting classes.

Provides a free Thanksgiving meal, usually the day of Thanksgiving. Take out only
Deliveries to sick/homebound may be possible to local residents, must call ahead by November 19, 2021
Volunteer opportunities available

Provides opportunities for youth to engage in community service and civic engagement activities.

Projects are conducted in partnership with Scouting organizations, local non-profits, and local & state government officials as well as other community service professionals. Individuals and organizations are welcome to reach out to administrative staff to plan an event.

Welcomes individuals, corporations, and community groups to volunteer to help sort and send supplies to developing countries.

Foster Grandparents are classroom volunteers that share their time to enhance the quality of life of children and youth in preschools, Head Start centers and schools. Provides per hour stipend, meals while volunteering, mileage/transportation, clearances and training.

Offers individuals of all ages rewarding opportunities to help in our Senior Community Centers, and to serve as Home-Delivered Meal Drivers, Friendly Visitors, Telephone Reassurance Volunteers, Volunteer Ombudsmen, Foster Grandparents, Prime Time Health Program Leaders and PA Medi counselors.

PA MEDI volunteers helps a beneficiary understand and enroll in their Medicare and other health insurance benefits, explain and enroll in the Medicare prescription benefit, files appeals, assists with billing/claim issues, and apply for eligibility assistance program that may help lower Medicare costs. Volunteer training provided.

Provides assistance to older adults with various health issues or simply needing companionship. Supports socialization, helps prepare lunch, play a game, read, or accompany senior to events or appointments. Senior companions are matched with clients according to needs, abilities, and distance.

Foster Grandparents are classroom volunteers that share their time to enhance the quality of life of children and youth in preschools, Head Start centers and schools. Provides per hour stipend, meals while volunteering, mileage/transportation, clearances and training.

Offers individuals of all ages rewarding opportunities to help in our Senior Community Centers, and to serve as Home-Delivered Meal Drivers, Friendly Visitors, Telephone Reassurance Volunteers, Volunteer Ombudsmen, Foster Grandparents, Prime Time Health Program Leaders and PA-MEDI counselors.

Helps a beneficiary understand and enroll in their Medicare and other health insurance benefits, explain and enroll in the Medicare prescription benefit, files appeals, assists with billing/claim issues, and apply for eligibility assistance program that may help lower Medicare costs. Volunteer training provided.

Provides assistance to older adults with various health issues or simply needing companionship. Supports socialization, helps prepare lunch, play a game, read, or accompany senior to events or appointments. Senior companions are matched with clients according to needs, abilities, and distance.

Offers individuals of all ages rewarding opportunities to help in our Senior Community Centers, and to serve as Home-Delivered Meal Drivers, Friendly Visitors, Telephone Reassurance Volunteers, Volunteer Ombudsmen, Foster Grandparents, Prime Time Health Program Leaders and PA-Medi counselors.

Foster Grandparents are classroom volunteers that share their time to enhance the quality of life of children and youth in preschools, Head Start centers and schools. Provides per hour stipend, meals while volunteering, mileage/transportation, clearances and training.

Provides assistance to older adults with various health issues or simply needing companionship. Supports socialization, helps prepare lunch, play a game, read, or accompany senior to events or appointments. Senior companions are matched with clients according to needs, abilities, and distance.

PA MEDI volunteers helps a beneficiary understand and enroll in their Medicare and other health insurance benefits, explain and enroll in the Medicare prescription benefit, files appeals, assists with billing/claim issues, and apply for eligibility assistance program that may help lower Medicare costs. Volunteer training provided.

Foster Grandparents are classroom volunteers that share their time to enhance the quality of life of children and youth in preschools, Head Start centers and schools. Provides per hour stipend, meals while volunteering, mileage/transportation, clearances and training.

Provides assistance to older adults with various health issues or simply needing companionship. Supports socialization, helps prepare lunch, play a game, read, or accompany senior to events or appointments. Senior companions are matched with clients according to needs, abilities, and distance.

PA MEDI volunteers helps a beneficiary understand and enroll in their Medicare and other health insurance benefits, explain and enroll in the Medicare prescription benefit, files appeals, assists with billing/claim issues, and apply for eligibility assistance program that may help lower Medicare costs. Volunteer training provided.

Offers individuals of all ages rewarding opportunities to help in our Senior Community Centers, and to serve as Home-Delivered Meal Drivers, Friendly Visitors, Telephone Reassurance Volunteers, Volunteer Ombudsmen, Foster Grandparents, Prime Time Health Program Leaders and PA Medi counselors.

Organizes and trains community volunteers to supplement the efforts of the full-time emergency response personnel, providing additional aid during emergencies.

Spreads awareness of fire and burn safety and prevention through a wide range of educational programs. Also develops awareness programs for the general public, as well as for specific populations, such as emergency services personnel and professional caregivers.

Provides health and social services to families and emphasizes the development of four core values: caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.
Includes independent living classes for older adults, child care, and a variety of heath and fitness resources.

Provides Therapeutic group youth mentoring program. Designed to build a better future for youth by helping them reach their full potential through the support of caring adults. Mentors utilize evidence-based curriculum and group activities proven to help build healthy, supportive, safe and fun relationships with youth.

Provides comprehensive senior services which include information and referral/assistance, outreach, case/care management, escort, transportation, homemaker/chore, personal care, home repair and rehabilitation, home delivered meals.

Offers the following Material Support Services: Earn-a-Crib Program - After completing just 6 sessions, clients are eligible to receive a new or gently used crib, Free Diapers - an emergency dozen of diapers when clients are in a pinch, Free Clothing - maternity clothing and children's clothing from infant to 12 month. This service relies on donations given by generous folks in the community.
Newborn Baby Layettes - Available to clients who have visited our center during their pregnancy.


Note: Our free material support services are available thanks to donations from caring people in our community. Some donations include: Strollers, Infant Swings, High Chairs, Playpens, & Infant Toys. If we have an item you need, we would be delighted to help you meet that need.

Provides several caring hospice services for terminally ill and seriously ill patients, including pain management
, assistance with personal care, coping, psycho-social needs
, complementary therapies
, assistance with activities of daily living
, comfort
, nursing care
, bereavement services, and volunteer help.

CASA Volunteers are citizens who are trained to advocate for the best interest of children in the foster care system. They are assigned to a child or sibling group and get to know the child, as well as biological parents, resource parents, caseworkers, teachers, therapists, and doctors. They meet with the parties on their case regularly, write reports to the court, and attend hearings to testify to what is in the child's best interest. They investigate, facilitate, advocate, and monitor throughout the life of the case, until the child achieves a safe and permanent home.

Provides a network volunteers to represent the best interests of children in their respective communities. Provides an advocate to help amplify their voice and make sure they are safe, secure,and given the opportunity to thrive.

Provides social services to the growing population of Latino immigrants in and out of Allegheny County. Provides aid to Latino families based on their individual needs and youth tutoring and mentoring.

The Parish Outreach/Lay Leadership program emphasizes leadership development through a ministry of volunteer services. Volunteer opportunities are available in most program areas. Call for information.

Provides emergency food and Senior food box distribution once a month. Offers personal care items and diapers. Seeks volunteers.

Provides toys to children in need within the community.

Provides a free, hot, nutritious meal daily. Volunteers welcomed.

No-kill shelter provides a safe and healthy environment for animals. Services include adoptions, a foster program, and a low-cost spay/neuter program.

Volunteer opportunities are available -- volunteers, age 12-17, must be accompanied by a parent. Donations of animal care items and pet food are accepted anytime.

Offers an extensive life-long learning curriculum, a vibrant arts and humanities program, a rewarding intergenerational program and a wide array of trip opportunities and evidence-based health promotion and wellness programs, including an on-site fitness center. Center programs also offer diverse groups of people opportunities to connect and to better understand each other.

The Senior Companion Program links volunteer companions with older adults who need assistance in order to remain in their homes. The Senior Companion's goal is to increase socialization and decrease isolation in older adults by doing mutually enjoyed activities in the home. The Senior Companion Program is administered by the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging.

Solicits surplus food from local industry and effectively distribute these foods through a network of community organizations including food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters.

Provides SNAP outreach services, facilitating client eligibility screenings, and COMPASS applications.

Trains adults to become tutors of other adults who want to improve basic skills.

Day, evening and Saturday sessions are available. Services are provided by appointment only.

Volunteers are needed to assist in driving individuals who are visually impaired or blind. Mileage reimbursement available.

Volunteer Oppertunities

Volunteer Oppertunities

Serves people seeking clothing, furniture and other items.

Also, looking for volunteers to help on distribution days as well as looking for someone to help pick up furniture.

Public education to prevent blindness and vision impairment.

Provide direct services and referrals for those who are blind or vision impaired. Direct services may include but are not limited to identifying techniques and tools for activities of daily living which promote independence and self-esteem.

We have monthly virtual support group and on-site vision support services trainings and informal fun group meetings. We loan vision-related assistive technology. Rep for Library of Congress' Talking Book program.

Eye exams and eyeglasses for those who cannot afford them through referrals or funding.

Employment for individuals who are legally blind.

Our raised Bed Garden Program is 100% volunteer based. Volunteers form all over the county have partnered with our cause, constructing and tending to gardens. Their harvest is gathered and distributed to the local food cupboards where, along with non-perishable food items, residents who are hungry can get the food they need. The growing season is a 28-week period and provides weekly gardening enjoyment for families and social and work groups that care for a raised bed garden. The Food Bank staff will provide you with all the help you need to start a garden.

The Chester County Health Department is actively recruiting dedicated medical professionals and non-medical volunteers to join the MRC team.

Provides young professionals opportunities for social, cultural, educational, spiritual, and volunteer experiences relevant to their Jewish identities. Also offers personal matchmaking service for singles (through matchmaker Jessica Erlbaum).

Provides food programs such as, Pop up Pantries, in-school self-served pantry, student backpack program and summer feeding programs.

Reach Out and Read (ROR) is a national pediatric early literacy program. The mission of Reach Out and Read is to make literacy promotion a standard part of pediatric primary care, so that children grow up with books and a love of reading. Reach Out and Read trains doctors and nurses to advise parents about the importance of reading aloud and to give new books to children at pediatric well visits (check-ups) from 6 months to 5 years of age, with a special focus on children growing up in poverty. By building on the unique relationship between parents and medical providers, Reach Out and Read helps families and communities encourage early literacy skills so children enter school prepared for success in reading.

Reach Out and Read (ROR) is a national pediatric early literacy program. The mission of Reach Out and Read is to make literacy promotion a standard part of pediatric primary care, so that children grow up with books and a love of reading. Reach Out and Read trains doctors and nurses to advise parents about the importance of reading aloud and to give new books to children at pediatric well visits (check-ups) from 6 months to 5 years of age, with a special focus on children growing up in poverty. By building on the unique relationship between parents and medical providers, Reach Out and Read helps families and communities encourage early literacy skills so children enter school prepared for success in reading.

Reach Out and Read (ROR) is a national pediatric early literacy program. The mission of Reach Out and Read is to make literacy promotion a standard part of pediatric primary care, so that children grow up with books and a love of reading. Reach Out and Read trains doctors and nurses to advise parents about the importance of reading aloud and to give new books to children at pediatric well visits (check-ups) from 6 months to 5 years of age, with a special focus on children growing up in poverty. By building on the unique relationship between parents and medical providers, Reach Out and Read helps families and communities encourage early literacy skills so children enter school prepared for success in reading.

Reach Out and Read (ROR) is a national pediatric early literacy program. The mission of Reach Out and Read is to make literacy promotion a standard part of pediatric primary care, so that children grow up with books and a love of reading. Reach Out and Read trains doctors and nurses to advise parents about the importance of reading aloud and to give new books to children at pediatric well visits (check-ups) from 6 months to 5 years of age, with a special focus on children growing up in poverty. By building on the unique relationship between parents and medical providers, Reach Out and Read helps families and communities encourage early literacy skills so children enter school prepared for success in reading.

Reach Out and Read (ROR) is a national pediatric early literacy program. The mission of Reach Out and Read is to make literacy promotion a standard part of pediatric primary care, so that children grow up with books and a love of reading. Reach Out and Read trains doctors and nurses to advise parents about the importance of reading aloud and to give new books to children at pediatric well visits (check-ups) from 6 months to 5 years of age, with a special focus on children growing up in poverty. By building on the unique relationship between parents and medical providers, Reach Out and Read helps families and communities encourage early literacy skills so children enter school prepared for success in reading.

Provides services to improve the quality of life of justice-involved people through education and prevention programming, mentorship, treatment services, advocacy, and compassion resulting in enhanced relational skills and successful reintegration within their community. Reducing recidivism is a primary objective. Volunteers assist with fundraising events and/or grant writing.

Opportunities for individuals who would like to help at the Christ ChurchFood Pantry.

Use this service for Coordinated Entry in Cameron or Elk Counties for General or Domestic Violence Assessment for Homelesness or housing crisis.

Current inmates, probationers and parolees, and juvenile delinquents are given the opportunity to learn new skills through art-based community services.

Community Engagement Projects include:
- Painting murals
- Planting gardens
- Creating playspaces
- Renovating schools
- Refurbishing community centers
- Engaging community members, helping share the power of service

Benevolent Auxiliary of the US Air Force.
Click here to find a local squadron

Services include:
Search and Rescue
- Civil Air Patrol volunteers conduct more than 90% of all search and rescue missions assigned by the US Air Force saving an average of 150 lives each year.
- Civil Air Patrol participates in Disaster Relief operations along with FEMA, PEMA, Red Cross, Coast Guard, local first responders and more.
- Members receive training in wilderness survival, first aid, field transportation and communications.
- Civil Air Patrol has the largest civilian single-engine aircraft fleet in the world.

Cadet Program (age 12 through 20)
- Cadets learn leadership, character development and aviation subjects.
- Cadets participate in Search and Rescue training and missions.
- Orientation flights are offered to each cadet.
- National and international special activities include pilot (powered, glider and balloon) training, leadership schools and exchanges.
- Qualifying cadets receive promotions on enlistment in the Air Force.

Aerospace Education
- STEM training kits for teachers.
- State, Regional and National training and competition.
- Speakers Bureau.

Volunteer opportunities for those interested in helping out at the Claysburg Area Food Bank.

A van is available for transportation for appointments to the James E. VanZandt Medical Center in Altoona, and the community based outreach center in State College. Volunteer Drivers welcomed.

Cares for the needs of lost, hurt, or unwanted animals and educates present and future pet owners on the responsibility of owning a pet. The shelter takes in stray or lost animals at no charge and accepts pet animals for a surrender fee. Once the animals are signed over to the shelter the staff takes on the responsibility of finding loving new homes or the owner of those animals that have been lost.

Volunteer opportunities for the annual United Way campaign, Day of Action: helping senior citizens in the community twice a year; data entry and more.

Volunteer opportunities welcomed